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For cat-lovers and "biz-kittens"--home-business newbies/workers
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vol. 1, Issue 10, December 15, 2002
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Editor: Lauren Merryfield
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Table of contents:
1: mewsings from the food bowl (editorial)
2: Kitten Kabootle's Kubbyhole (catly writings)
(in loving memory of Kitten Kabootle, now living at Rainbow Bridge)
3: kibble nibble (funny definitions or word
scrambles)
4: biz-kittens' busy box (newbie work-at-home or
general biz articles)
5: look what the cats dragged in (jokes, quotes,
very brief verse)
6: from Outside the catbox (questions, comments
from readers)
7: subscription info and other strays
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1: mewsings from the food bowl (editorial)
Happy Holidays To All and a Special Welcome to our
New Members From "Your
New Kitten!"
Since our newcomers are accustomed to a newsletter
focusing on kittens,
this may be quite a change, for we are here for any cats--all cats! We
hope this transition will be aMEWSing, and PURRfectly the cat's meow for
you!
Given the holiday season in many countries, this
issue will be full of
surprises for you! We hope you enjoy our tenth issue,
and the final issue for 2002 and will be with us into the new year!
Attention advertisers: Since we are still
publishing free ads, we have
moe than we can place in one single issue. Therefore, a supplemental
issue will be coming out now and then to help all of us catch up. If you
have not seen your ad yet, it's on it's way.
Catloving subscribers, when these ads do come your
way, please honor them
as you would honor your own and visit our advertisers. You never know
what you're missing until you do.
Feliz Navidad! Feliz ano nuevo!
Lauren Merryfield,
Editor/Publisher!
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It's going to be a Kitty Cat's Christmas!
Hi everybody, it's Lauren,
I am so excited to tell you about our new line of
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Want To Buy in subject line.
Here are just a few samples below.
It's going to be a Kitty Cat's Christmas!
21915, Earthenware Cat/Fish Bowl With Fish.
Sleek black ceramic cat can't resist the lure of the goldfish bowl.
3 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 2".
Buy it for $8.95!
22637, Patchwork Cats/Floral Pattern.
Floral decor cat pair. Printed fabric over ceramic with high-glaze
finish.
Large: 4 1/4" x 2 3/4" x 10" high; Small: 3 1/2" x 2
1/4" x 8 1/4" high.
Buy it for $24.95 Pair!
22675, Playful Kitty Litters.
Kittens can find fun stuff to do anywhere!
Alabastrite. All 1 1/2" high.
Buy it for $7.95 Set of 3!
22754, Memo Holders Cats.
Hold memos with magnetic purr-fection! Six different hand-painted
alabastrite cats.
Heights range from 1 1/2" to 2 1/2".
12 Sets.
Buy it for $26.28!
22774, Cat & Ball Cookie Jar.
Playful kitty serves up your favorites in a ball-shaped cookie jar.
Hand-painted dolomite.
11" x 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" high.
Buy it for $29.95!
25156, Porcelain Cat Salt & Pepper Set.
Ceramic salt-and-pepper shakers kitties on a tray. Blue and white floral
design. Shakers: 2 1/2" high. Tray: 4 1/4" x 2 1/4" x 5/8"
high.
Buy it for $6.95 Set!
25565, Cat Cookie Jar.
When you want to get your paws on some cookies, check the kitty! A bright
dolomite cookie jar. 7" x 6 1/2" x 9 1/2" high.
Buy it for $27.95!
27231, Two Piece Cat Dish Set.
Kitty may not be quite so finicky when she is served her meals in this
inviting dish set!
The two separate dishes nest side-by-side. 10 3/8" x 6 5/8" x 2
5/8"
high.
Buy it for $15.95 Set!
29482, Cow, Moon, & Cat Bookends.
Hey-diddle-diddle... the cat, the fiddle, the cow and the moon are all
present in this whimsical set of alabastrite bookends. A delight for
children (and adults) of all ages.
4 3/4" x 4 1/4" x 5 1/8" high.
Buy it for $19.95 Pair!
29534, Aluminum Wood Cat Photo Frame.
A cute kitty captures your companions for all to see in this
aluminum-finish, easel-back, photo frame. Holds two, 2" x 2 ¾ inch"
photos.
5 1/2" x 3/4" x 9 5/8" high.
Buy it for $11.95!
29592, Black & White Cat Salt & Pepper
Shakers.
These two felines will add a touch of seasoning to your meal. Salt and
pepper shakers in salt and pepper colors. Dolomite. 2 3/4" x 2 1/2"
x 2"
high.
Buy it for $6.95 Set!
29715, Sterling Silver Pink Cat's Eye Ring.
Lady's Pink cat's-eye and butterfly ring. Sterling Silver.
State size 5, 6, 7, or 8.
Buy it for $9.95!
31335, Temple Cats Oil Burner.
Egyptian temple cats oil warmer. Alabastrite. 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" x 4
1/2"
high.
Buy it for $10.95 Set!
31742, Antique Wood Tricycle Cat.
This captivating kitty is a miniature version of a turn-of-the-century
child's toy tricycle.
6 3/4" x 4" x 6 1/2" high.
Buy it for $14.95!
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Make your check or money order payable to Lauren Merryfield.
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in product, when ever necessary.
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For product orders to, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Virgin Islands,
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above.
A minimum shipping charge of $15.95 applies.
Seasons Greetings!
>From all of us here at CATLINES, we wish you and yours a very Merry
"Kitty Cat's" Christmas, Happy Chanukkah, Happy Ramadan, and a
"purr-fectly" Happy New Year!!
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2: Kitten Kabootle's Kubbyhole (catly writings)
(Editor's note: In honor of our new members from
"your new
kitten", we present the following. Don't worry; we'll have more
"helpful"
info, too.)
HOW TO PREPARE FOR A NEW CAT: (Hee hee!)
--1. Take cold chicken and stars soup straight
from the can and splash it
across the carpet and the foot of the bed and then walk in it in the dark
with your socks on.
--2. Set up a mouse trap at the foot of the bed
each night so that if you
move a toe one inch while you are sleeping, you are sure to get snapped.
--3. Cover all your best suits with cat hair. Dark
suits must use white
hair, and light suits must use dark hair. Also, float some hair in your
first cup of coffee in the morning.
--4. Put everything cat-toy sized into a water
bowl to marinate.
--5. Practice cutting your chicken into teeny tiny
bites so that when
they steal, it won't be the whole breast.
--6. Tip over a basket of clean laundry, and
scatter clothing all over
the floor.
--7. Leave your underwear on the living room
floor, because that's where
the cat will drag it anyway (especially when you have company).
--8. Jump out of your chair shortly before the end
of your favorite TV
program and run to the TV shouting "No! No! Don't chew on the electric
cord!" Miss the end of the program.
--9. Put chocolate pudding on the carpet in the
corner of the living room
in the morning and don't try to clean it up until you return from work
that evening.
-10. Gouge the surface of the dining room table
several times with an
exacto knife. It's going to get scratched anyway.
-11. Practice searching every closet and open
cabinet door before you
shut it.
-12. Knock all small items off your kitchen
counter.
-13. Chew the eraser off every pencil in the
house.
-14. Take a fork and shred the roll of toilet
paper while it's still
hanging up. Pull a few sheets off and scatter them around the bathroom.
-15. Take a staple remover and punch two holes in
every scrap of paper
around the house.
-16. Get a litter tray without a lid and mix in
some tootsie rolls with
cat litter and then tip it over right before the company comes. Make sure
your guests get to find this before you do.
Okay! Now you are all ready to go get that little
blessing wrapped in fur
and bring her home!
--Tania Sherley
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(Editor's note: be careful about adopting pets as
holiday gifts.)
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The Christmas Kitten
I once was a cuddly kitten,
But now I am a stray,
'Cause when I was no longer fluffy,
They sent me on my way.
They've kept their big watchdog,
As he can bark and growl,
But I could fly at strangers,
If I caught them on the prowl.
I slink around their garbage can;
I mew outside their door;
But it's clear from their behaviour,
They don't want me anymore.
Now I'm cold and hungry,
And getting very thin,
What have I done to hurt them,
Why won't they let me in?
I crouch in sheds and boxes,
In my bedraggle fur,
So shivery and dejected,
I cannot even purr.
They have another kitten,
Their children's whole delight;
But probably next Christmas,
It will share my wretched plight.
Author Unknown
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"author unknown" catly writings
are those of Mark Mason at:
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3: kibble nibble (funny definitions or word
scrambles)
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4: biz-kittens' busy box (newbie work-at-home or
general biz articles)
(Editor's note:
Several good ideas here, from a sister publisher
and catlover.
Especially be careful about ads, particuarly
during the holiday rush.
And pizza isn't a bad option either, especially
during all of the
upcoming football games!)
Where Is My Pizza?
Customer Service starts with the customer ... in
applying
just a little thought. Let me try a scenario ...
You see an ad in your local newspaper for a new
home-delivery pizza
service, so you decide to give it a try. You call them, you order the one
with all the trimmings and they give you the usual response that your
pizza will arrive in 10 minutes. Sixty minutes pass slowly and still no
pizza.
You're getting hungry, so do you?
A. Call the pizza parlour
B. Call the newspaper that ran the ad
If you answered B, then you have chosen what a LOT
of people are,
increasingly, doing online. Would you expect the newspaper to be able to
tell you where your pizza is?
Of course not!
Even if the pizza parlour's phone was engaged, or
out of order, you still
wouldn't call the newspaper, I'm sure.
Then why do people expect the publisher of a
newsletter to be able to
answer questions about an order placed at the web site of an independent,
third-party advertiser?
Perhaps it is because publishers are accessible?
Whatever the reason,
it's an inattention to the details that really matter and a pure lack of
thinking.
Most publishers I know are very willing to help,
but I think you'll agree
that they can really only be expected to answer
questions about their own products and services, ordering
processes and other technical what-have-you.
A minor point, you say? The publisher can just
pass your message on. Yeah
and they probably have to do EXACTLY what I'm about to describe to be
able to do so. Maybe they could tune your car and sweep your yard at the
same time?
Self Service Solutions ...
Do you FULLY read what you are responding to? Do
you really look at the
site (and it's location), from which you are buying? Do you even look for
contact information?
(If there isn't any, you should SERIOUSLY question
whether you should
risk making that purchase in the first place.)
Remember, ads are just that, ads. In all cases it
is up to YOU, the
BUYER, to beware and do your own due diligence. Even if you trust the
person who made the recommendation.
Often a simple remedy, if you are at an internal
page of a site where
there isn't a direct link to contact the folks at the site you actually
purchased from, is to go to the front page of that site and look for the
information.
Well then, stick your cursor in the address bar of
your browser, use the
backspace/erase key to wipe out the product.html bit so all you have left
in there is:
http://www.somevendor.com
Then click GO. Betcha you'll find something which
says *contact* or
*email us* or *customer service* even that leads you to the information
you want and a means to contact the RIGHT people with your question or
query.
It should be obvious that you'll get a faster and
better answer if you'll
just take 30 seconds to help yourself.
If you are a merchant, you would do well to review
your site and ensure
that there is contact information, or at the very least a link to a page
where it is displayed, from EVERY page of your site. Make life dead
simple for your customer.
If you operate an affiliate scheme, any number of
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Likewise, those affiliates cannot know how to answer questions about your
ordering process, so don't require them to by hiding your contact
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If you are the affiliate, you need to LOOK closely
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promote something. What do you look like when your referrals suffer
problems?
If you are doing business online, then likely
you'll fall into all
categories of seller, advertiser and buyer. If you get poor quality
answers -- and thus PERCEIVED poor quality service -- because you ask
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does nothing for anyone's credibility. Least of all your own!
How daft would that newspaper editor think you
are, if you ring him at
10.30 p.m. to ask where your pizza is?
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(Editor's note:
This story could well have been presented in last
month's issue, however,
I chose to give you a story for the holidays, rather than a regular
article. Enjoy and prosper!)
It's about a man named "Guru", from the
"Land of AD".
Enjoy...
Len
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TYPO FEVER!
Listen my Son, and you shall hear a tale to
remember...
A TALE OF HORROR!
Once upon a time, in a land called Ad, there was a
young man named
'Guru'.
Now, Guru had a silver tongue, and the Midas
touch. His, skills where
known far and wide, and his services were sought out by all the merchants
in the land.
Life was good, and Guru had the world by the tail.
If he needed a new
conveyance for his family, he had but to send out a message to the folk
of Ad, and gold would pour in.
The people trusted Guru, and when he said
"You need this", they believed
him, and immediately purchased whatever he recommended.
His attention to detail was meticulous... He knew
the rules.
After all, he had studied with Prosperous, the legendary wizard of Ad,
and everyone considered him the heir apparent to the throne. For, in the
land of Ad, the wizardship was not given, but earned; earned by gaining
the trust of the people, through years of honesty and hard work, and by
leading the people towards 'The Good life', like the one he had attained.
The people of Ad sought his advice, and followed
his teachings to the
letter, for they could see that he had what they desired, and they wanted
his "Secret".
As time passed, there were not enough hours in the
day to council all the
solicitors that sought him out. So, one day, Guru decided to put his
"Secrets" to paper.
He began writing the "Secret" of his
success, by imparting the wisdom of
Prosperous, and the wisdom that he had gained from experience, on the
pages of his Tomes. He declared he would sell his memoirs at a reasonable
price, and the people of Ad rejoiced, knowing in their hearts, that they
too, would soon know the "Secrets" of his success.
Guru knew that his wealth and fame would grow from
this offering, but he
also knew he was helping his people lay down their burdens, and leading
them into the life they deserved.
For, this was the true "Secret" of success... 'To help yourself, by
helping others'.
He wrote from his heart, and his heart swelled
with pride. The more he
wrote, the faster he wrote. His hand was a blur on the parchment before
him. He worked hard and long at his labor of love, but the days passed
swiftly. And, before he knew it, he was done. His memoirs were stacked
around him like the pages of his soul, and though he was exhausted, he
knew he had done good.
He went to the Memographers Guild, and contracted
them to reproduce his
volume for the mass consumption of his followers.
And then, he laid down to rest.
He dreamed of the fame and fortune that would soon
accentuate his already
perfect life, and happiness filled him with thoughts of the hundreds that
would benefit from his labor.
And, he slept in peace.
The day finally came. The volumes were done, and
the peoples of AD were
lined up as far as the eye could see.
Guru sat at his golden table, at the head of the
line, and signed the
books while gazing lovingly on the beaming faces of his followers.
One by one, they paid their gold and strode away,
clutching the coveted
secrets to their breasts, eager to learn the wisdom of Guru.
By the end of the day, the volumes were sold out,
and yet, the lines
still wound through the streets of Ad. So, he contracted with the Guild
for more, and left for home.
But that night, his dreams were troubled.
He dreamed of angry mobs, pounding on his locked
door, demanding their
gold back. A sea of torches, lighting the night, like the fires of hell,
come to burn his exalted tower from beneath his very feet.
He awoke with a start, in a pool of sweat, and
looked at the window from
across the room. He could see the eerie glow, reflecting off the clouds
of the night sky.
Within moments, he could hear distant shouts from
an angry mob, as it
grew closer to his sanctuary. And, as his windows began to glow in
earnest, he heard the tread of hundreds of booted feet, echoing down the
streets of Ad, like the thunder of doom!
As they drew nearer, he was able to make out the shouts from the front of
the mob...
"LIAR, FAKER, CHARLATAN, THIEF, GIVE US BACK OUR GOLD!"
He raised his shaking hands before his face, and
suddenly, he knew the
awful truth.
HE HAD TYPO FEVER!
He rushed to his desk and began to read, and low
and behold, his worst
fears showed themselves on the pages of his manuscript.
How could this be? He had worked so hard, and
poured out his soul, trying
to help the people of AD...trying to do something good!
And yet there it was. Mistake after Mistake. Some
of it made no sense,
even to him, and he had written it!
All at once, he knew... He was ruined.
How could these trusting and hungry people be
expected to follow the
advice of such drivel as this. In a profession where the written word was
everything, his reputation was now destroyed. He had made the mistake of
mistakes.
TYPO FEVER had taken him down!
The Militia came at last and dispersed the crowd,
but the damage was
done. He had spent years building his reputation and gaining the trust of
his people, and now, in a momentary lapse of precaution, it was all gone.
For Guru knew that fame was a fickle mistress. Hard to find, yet quick to
leave.
Throughout the night, he contemplated his self
imposed fate, and what
might have been.
Prosperous had warned him repeatedly about the
dreaded TYPO FEVER. Why
had he not listened? Had he thought himself immune? Hadn't he even
devoted a whole chapter to it, in his own manuscript? How could he have
let this happen?
The next morning he made his way to the
Memographers Guild, amongst the
jeers and slanders of his once beloved followers, only to find his golden
table smashed and violated with graffiti.
And, in the angry crowd, he spotted the banker,
returning the gold that
he had acquired, only just the day before.
Head hung in shame, he approached the entrance to
the Guild, and was
greeted by the angry Guild Master.
"How could you have let this happen?",
he shouted at the Guild Master,
but in his heart, he knew it was not the Guild's fault.
It was not their responsibility to fix his work.
Their job was to
distribute his words, not to make them worthwhile.
"We've worked throughout the night to fulfill
your order", said the Guild
Master with a heavy air of outrage in his voice. "
And though these volumes are now worthless, there is still the matter of
your bill."
"I beg your forgiveness, Guild Master. I know
it was not your fault".
Guru hung his head, and as he turned to leave, he said, "I have little
left of value, but there is enough to pay for your services. The Banker
will see to your bill, before the day is through."
And with that, Guru slipped quietly through the
crowd and back to his
home, where he packed a bag and disappeared.
The people had all their gold returned, and soon
forgot Guru completely.
And, Guru faded into obscurity, never to be seen
or heard from again.
"But, Master Prosperous, couldn't he have
regained his status? I mean, he
did it once, why did he just quit and run away?"
"My Son, most men do not possess the strength
to overcome such adversity.
Self Defeat is the greatest killer of all. Once one loses one's
confidence in himself, he is destined to eternal failure. While a few
have rebounded from such a fate, most spend the rest of their lives in
hiding, dwelling on their failures and dreaming of what might have been."
Prosperous rose from his lofty throne, beckoned
his student to rise, and
laying a hand on his shoulder, said, "Remember this fable always, my Son.
Keep it always in the forefront of your mind. The ability to learn is not
uncommon, but the ability to teach is rare. Perception is everything, my
Son. You must gain the respect of your students, if you wish them to
listen to your lessons. It is your given responsibility to teach them
through example.
Never forget...
TYPO FEVER may strike at any time. No one is
immune."
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6: from Outside the catbox (questions, comments
from readers)
I want to thank those of you who have sent in such
catly writings and
your having been so willing to share them!
Evidently there were a couple catlovers who were
offended by one of our
catly submissions from last month, failing to understand that it came
from a kids-eye/mind point of view. No actual harm to animals is allowed
by us.
PURRingly,
LM
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